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Spotlight turns on Belgium's European credentials

Mr Becu's tirade ( Letters , 21 November) shows an impressive lack of self-awareness. Perhaps if he had any knowledge of neighbouring countries, he would know the level of support for Blair in Britain. I arrived in Belgium some...

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We'll protect protest in Copenhagen

A letter from several lobby groups (4 November) left the impression that proposed Danish legislation intends to reduce the rights of members of the public to protest openly. This is misleading. Denmark is committed to including...

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World economy still needs support, says IMF chief

Dominique Strauss-Kahn says it is too early to abandon stimulus measures • IMF managing director softens his opposition to the Tobin tax at the CBI annual conference The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that...

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Tories to end investment in 'dirty' fuels

A Conservative government would scrap the Export Credit Guarantee Department that invests in 'dirty' power stations and instead use the fund to encourage green technology A Conservative UK government would bring to an end the...

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Data matching: a threat to privacy? | Liberty Clinic

pan1 is concerned about the government's ability to sort, extract and compare data in the hunt for council tax fraud pan1 has made lots of postings concerning the use of data matching by the Audit Commission, specifically to...

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How Europe's revolution changed British politics

In 1989, political journalist Anne McElvoy was a young Times reporter in East Berlin. She looks at what impact the revolutions of 1989 had on Britain's leading politicians, both personally and in shaping the political world...

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Indian PM in US for trade talks

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in Washington for talks that many people see will shape foreign policy in the coming years. So what can companies hope for, and what will better ties between the two countries mean as the...

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Minister defends piracy plans

Stephen Timms claims piracy powers necessary to 'future-proof' government proposals to safeguard the UK's creative industries Read the government's statement on the bill Read the digital economy bill Stephen Timms, the Treasury...

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French warship in arms deal arrives in St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - France's Mistral helicopter carrier on Monday made a port call in St. Petersburg, a Russian Navy spokesman said. Russia is seeking to buy a Mistral-class amphibious assault ship,...

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London Met governors urged to quit following funding fiasco

University ordered to repay £36m worth of funding The University and College Union (UCU) says the position of governors at London Metropolitan University has become untenable, following a call for the entire governing body to...

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